New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-19
RECKLESS FATHER KOERNER
BUILDING WITHOUT A PROPER PERMIT.


PRIEST INJURED INTERSALLY- ONE MORE DEAD
BODY TAKEN FROM THE RUINS.
Another dead body was taken yesterday from the
ruins Of the halfbut parocal school Of the Church OF
Our Lady OF Mount Carmel In East One-hundred'and-
hfteeuthst Swedish carpenter. John jansen a
nephew Of the boss carpenter in charge OF the work on
the mbcrs OF the unfinished building. had been missing
since the crash on Monday afternoon. be was hewing
some beams in the open space between the school and
the blacksmith shop and the falling bricks and rafters
buried him far out sight The rubbish 10 the cast oi
the school building cleared away sufficiently yeser
day TO what left OF Jansen's body. The
dead about tnirty-hve years old and had been
in this country working at carpentering with his uncle
only short time He left wife and two children in
Sweden His back and had been broken under the
heavy timbers and his head was badly crushed inc
wreckers took the body to the police station Jahsehs
uncle afterward took il in charge
1t thought last might that another body that OF
Michael Laydcn. a brckayer, was stil In the runs
yden was said to have been working on one OF tho side
walls OF the school when II fell but the police did not
have his name on the list OF missing, and captain
Hooker confident that every person In or about the
building the time the crash hal been accounted for
Father Kocrner. the ovcrzcalous and reckless priest
to whose blank disregard OF tho laws both OF the Bureau
Buildings anil of grsvitation the disaster is manly
chargcabc, was found yesterday TO be suffering with
internal injuries and 1t was Thought alVisane
have him removed from DR. Eagan's house IN East
Oneundrcd and eentl-st. to ~. Francss Hospital
Tho whole italian colony crowded around the ambu
lance that carried him down town yesterday AFTERNOON
the women tramping over one another In ther eager
for chance 10 kiss the injured priests nam.
Father Kocrners work here has been carried on chiefly
in Little Italy. and the pretty church In East one
hundred and fifteenth St is monument 10 me energy
and enee,y.nes. OF MS church % aoYr m ,a ' ns ytcr m
led III ectly u the fatal crash tatler k0erIer,
although "A German, came Ia New YORK from loHloh'
where he is said to have been nisSon priest under
Cardinal Manning.
INJURED MEN DOING FAIRLY WELL
Paolo Gbcrii the son Of the the Church Of
our Lady OF Mount Carmel buried yesterday AFTER
noon. The bodies of OF the other four dead men
were turned over their friends The other two dead
bodies still In the Morsue All the wounded men IN
the hospitals have been doing fairly well. The worst
taken to the Harlem Hospital winch IL only
few blocks off up Plcasanta'e. or the SIX Wouhoed
taken there on Monday night. John = Conway ana
Francis Grogan were discharged yesterday. Both had
slight c4lp wounds Frank Bannon. whose elbow was
fractured was sent away having the broken Joint
wired Martin Levy, whose right ankle WAS BROKEN had
his leg amputatrl. Dominick Congrca and Joseph
Kierusn were sent to bellevue Hospital FOR treatment
Their with that OF Father hoeTher arc 'ho "uAy
ones considered serious. ~, ,.,,
thorough investigation OF the dsnster VIII propaey
throw the chief blame II Oh Father kocrncr ana IN
spector Martin Of the Fire Department Buredh OF I
ihgs The Priest himself IA contractor anu oui!uI @ ~
the school, Is guilty. according 10 tho statement OF
superintendent DOeurh not only ot violating we phlW-
ing laws throedlstnct particulars bnt oi putting "P"
NH Kn"rn-T +; seer : irsf got L. J. O'Connor
architect Al No. III Ioadway 10 ORA" MIN plans or
two .iory pArnchal -ouoohouse. These were LANDED
into the Bnrcau of Building. and we're approved by III"
..nncrntcudcnt on september = The priests name
appears In to sppic.ton for permit as ccntihct"r
binder aud owner Ia these three capacities he pushed
the walls up as ra,t could and finding ov tno nrt
prt of October th, he mt1ing great profre-. no
applied again 20 tie Bureau Ter pernit 10 .'' wv
more.i0rirs. This WAS denied on account ol tn' IN
suu,clsnc, ~ the drAw'-. and Father kOcru'r sent
word Architect OConnor {" 80 on ana max, % it n'ole
complete ono-. work Oh tue schoolhouse went ihh,
aloug. however a. If the permit wasn't matter Vi
The rcyi.rd plins for four story building were
turned in To- the Bureau ~ huiIus. on laTt Nonu'y,
aml superintendent Uocncl "'i, taAt nf "Sr ,,,Anx
over the hulrcdly t"s thc hst linc on Nou"
ait .rnoon 81 that tme Tie trcsI conti,"l c M 'i @ m
par,epoerl walls but np 10 tLc oirt1 400, c on %
sics Before the -up'rht'h lrht h.u ,,,, .,,,.r
arohects parchment up ssain me wicSn, s",rd
in the rin- Father would pronably have hecn
arrrs'ri yo.fcriay bat fot his critical eoisit"i lie
may bc Indicted /; Lc recover.
why III. ntItprNu N.PrcIos Is TO B!ANE.
Another man much To blame ipr the disaster accord
Ing "a superintendent D'peuc's statement Is Inspector
or Brildine. william g. Martin. lie h"' tho District
living prtwcen one han lrc apI''Dte' Madison ave-
and tho E,-i auI n ,cin Rivers. - hi, nu-'-- ~
H. <c daily round, ani report "u th" new buildings
cons mp Hc must nave visited the parochil scho"
TOR l, n r returns about o. push be never callci
attention 10 tathrr kocrncrs uiracuous ~ The "uInS
Law. or tAe laws of coumon s"u'' Even II ne h"i h''
known abo1 the ctih % tlc 'puilcA'i2n Tor leave 10
bald the ld'ionai t"I stories th'fo "rr ~ I'"'' Nv"
+ narrtnt V"ltuon- "i h' 4'N '''' Jaw '''''' '
noticed.
Iv.ry builitns over twenty tive feet wide, supern-
,udc,, DO.uch .,v~ must have line of giricfs down
the middle. with pillars z" support th|lh iu'
nor grnuuc irlcr. Adn tie law iorhld- contractor
10 carry auy one w"Il a. TIM n"Ir tna ", g. 9i %
anti side wl- four siorcs high ami the front scarcely
I,', '". uariu could not be found yesterday, and
II ~ given n a. Fire department hcIi inat'cl
that hr We husy preparing rep ri on tho tstNri ,"l
nj
make report To day Ia the COMMISSIONERS. VINO atc
.ync.f~I tn order an uyc-tigation Inspector Martin
b,. ,.u ON the stan OF tic Bureau OF buildings ior
81, or two. lie cOusllcrc. a cdP'Olo '0 ''''o"
GENT man.
80 TROUBLE Win THE ARCHITECTS PLANE
Mr. DOench said yesterday that the architec's plans
| q. far IA ne had examined them, were good enough
fine wall. of the bui!ns the night thickness bnt
the whole structure weakened by having 100 many
windows Architect O'Connor had not been up 10 look
al the building the plans were changed ara honouy
could tell lu,t how Father Kocrncr had run up the walls
| above the second story. He had employed hi' o""
| workmcn appat ly and followed his own Ideas
The ruin in Easi Onehundred and liteenth 81. IS
an usly mass Of bricks, sand ana broken tlmhciS Inc
mortar has fallen oil most Of the whole orcAs ana Tue
walls that arc left look ready 10 crumblc away ,aPthn
Hooker hal To have force OF r"i'cieh ul "''I S %
trrday To keep the crowd NJ safe distance wo OF
thrre hundred and children oitcred about an ay
shower OF rain drove them away AT dark; A., ,,,,,
There has been some talk n Harlem a3. . th n
rsr stories OF the schoolhousc II Is extremely dnnplu
whether hc could be held for violating the Iaw Falher
Korrncr briuc thc sole contractor named in the permit
coroner, Inquest will be held on the six dcai po"'cS
I today.
SUING FOR PAY FOR CAuPAIGN SER'IChH'
CANDIES ~ j. oct ~ CSpcciat A case that prom'seu
TO dcvcsp sono startling things was set down Tor tA
to-day but the ntereste parties settled IT, IL WAS ,no
,,i, a, H., y Norgan a wcllknown Republican politi-
clan 10 recover 50 800 loaned and campaign
orpen,es Morgan was deputy clerk under Bnrronsh'
Predecessor and he alleges that be mado contract with
Burrough 1855 go into the campaign with thosuP
uauon that he was to romaiA deputy clerk There was
some utagonlsm Morgan In tho county ana urro"Sh